Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
PHARMACIES SERMON.
christian on Trial the Theme
If His Discourse.

N"i Roar witness Against Him,
oily e"" p,c.ls His Case and Hc Is
've"' .,vs. Dec. 19.-The Rev. 7. De-
Eon ohn D. D., preached to-day in
la AVN Tabernacle on the subject,
b .,!,l "taiing for his text I. John l.. 2:
lfi"i' an advocate with the Father,
nav ;st the righteous" He said:
us . ,nn in q court room you shy to
Ftan pa. Az this bar crime has often been
prseil u. ut this witness stand tho oath
|Ig 'leu' heen taken; at this jurors bench
oi ''1i has been rendered.; ut this
Nei"' a'sk sentence has been pro-
Pses But | have 10 tell you to-day
Eluceu III higher than oyer and terminer,
M ~ supreme, or chancery. 1t is
clre"1'' ~ every Christian man for the life
tIlll u This trial is different from
his ., SUI in the fact that it is both civil
ol1i' QUIZ The issues ut stake are ire
sndons, and / shall in my sermon slow
,,'' tir,t, what are the grounds OF COM
H. ~ then who are the witne ses i'll the
, ,a and lastly, who are the aosocates.
E STSen trial IS called on. the hrst thlng
~ have the Indictment read: stand up,
~ oh, Christian man, ana near the IN
ill., lm,s mt of the court of high heaven
n t,, thy soul! 1t is an Indictment OF
cunts, for thou hast directly or in
* bloken all the ten commandment
tnov how it Numbered on Sinai, and
~ Cod came down how the mountain
p nLed and the smoke assembled as from
.al1erinc furnace, and the darkness
o ...,1i, ;1,rs, ma the loud deep trumpet
LA the words: "The soul that sinnetli,
E shell d,e!' Are you guilty or not guilty2
sn rot mt mt in q negative plea too quick, for
NV n IA announce that all have sinned
paw \ .om n, short of the glory of God. There
ao vu,' t1at doe good; no, not one. Who
a nul' hall keep the whole law yet offend
e ona MONT, he is guilty Of ALL" Do not,
a usG Le too hasty i'll pronouncing
puselt not guilty.
This hvsuit before us also charges you
y, > the breaking of solemn contract.
anv a. a time did we promise to be the
n "'ir We got down on our knees, and
ID; IA. 80 Lord, am thre now and for
arn Did YOU keep the plomise? Have
I, N, stood up to the contract? 1 90 back to
NV first communion. You remember it
we'll as if it we're yesterday. You know
nv the vision of the cross rose before you.
on remember how from the head, and the
onas an the side, and the feet, there
mo b'eadiny forth these two words: "Re-
omh me-" You recall how the cup Of
,mmupjou trsmbled i'll your hand when
M first took It; and, as in 6 sea she'll you
oy hear, or think you hear, the roaring of
surf even after the shell has been taken
Inn the beach, SO you lifted the cup Of
bmmunon, and YOU heard in it the surg
% of The great ocean of Savior's agony;
d YOU came forth from that COM
union service with face shining as
ougb Won had been on the
cunt Of TRANSPORTATION; and the
Ery air 8 ENID tremnlous with the love of
sus, and the woods, and the leaves, and
be urass and the birds We're brighter and
ye e voiced than ever before; and you
bid down in the very depths of your soul:
newest thlt love thee" Have you kept
pt sometimes faltered when YOU ought to
I'VE been true: Have you not been proud
hen you onght to have been humble?
ave you not played the coward when you
light to have been the hero? I charge it
pon you and l charge it upon myself-we
ave broken the contract.
Still further, this lawsuit claims damages
your hands. The greatest SANDER on
be Christian religion is an inconsistent
rofessor. The Bible says religion is one
hing We b. our inconsistency say religion
some other thing, and What is more de-
lolablc about it is. that people can see
sults III others while they cannot see any
; themselves. II you Shall at any time
nd some miserable old gossip,
It'll imper,ections from the crown Of
er head to tue sole of Ler foot. perfect
lotyh of sin herself, she will go ta,tling,
lt'llng tattllng all the years of her life,
0oIil The lnconsls, encies of others, having
idea That she is Inconsistent herself.
od save tae world from the gossip. female
I'd mnl'. III NIX the males are the worst
oW the Cha :ot of Christ's salvation goes
through the world, but it is our incon-
s,encles my brethren, that block up the
heeis, while all along the line there ought
nave been cast nothing but palm branch
:, a~d The shout should have been lifted,
iiosanna 10 the son OF DAVID"
NOW, You have heard the il. dictment read.
le Won ready to plead guilty or not guilty2
maps you are not ready yet to pl ad.
\; ael! line irlal will go on. The witnesses
III ne called, and We shall have the mat
otclaed In tie name Of God l now
'Ae ploclamation: "Oyez! oyez! Oyer!
oSoever has anything to offer in this
hl' IN which God is the plain itf and the
lri,t an soul he defendant, les SHIN now
[ep 10th and give testimony in this solemn
ne lrst witness that I call upon the
aua III behalf Of the prosecution is the
oii"-Als critical aud observant OF Chris
t'n Character You know that there are
U,'e around you who perpetually ban
~ GA tIe trilties of Gods children.
U. .h%y Know. if you have lived in the
' "a thata crow cares for nothing SO
a'A rs calrioA. There are those who
.,she that out Of the faults of Christians
van make a bridge of boats across the
v l.a OF dea b, and they are going to try
DIV, alas, for the mistake! When they
nd ' a stream away will go the bridge
~ va down will go their souls to peldilon.
,., "oi'a OF the greedy eye and the hard
eh al, come on the stand now and testify in
s;a. OIL the prosecution against this
a ',s' ,,'1l soul ON trial. What do you know
o", ms ai Carl tian man? "Oh," says the
l.u, l Know great deal about him. He
aoout putting h 8 treasures in Heaven,
nsm re ~ ~ lhe sharpest'mnn in trade ever
~ !, He seems 10 want us 10 believe
II, IL d ne Is child of God, but he is just
ana VI lmpelfections. do not know but
f .n great deal b.,ter than he is now.
, lt,'a he is very earthly, and he talks
ms s'1 ,s ABOUT hrist and SO much about
y hi am very glad to testify that this
'.op, 0 World with The greedy eve and